Native village proposes new option for restoring Eklutna River

Eklutna Lake in the Chugach State Park is the water reservoir for the Alaska's largest city Anchorage as seen on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.

Brenda Hewitt, tribal administrator for the village, said their proposal is an attempt to compromise with the utilities. “Putting more water down the river comes with a cost of having to pay for energy, and gas is in high demand and expensive. So we’re really trying to offer a balance,” said Nelli Williams, Alaska director for Trout Unlimited, which has been working with the village on the issue.

The Municipality of Anchorage, which currently owns 53% of the hydroelectric project, has not had voting rights within the hydroelectric project’s ownership group for several years.the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, which regulates utilities, to reinstate the city’s voting power as a majority owner of the hydroelectric project. The RCA on Friday

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